What's New on the Library Shelves? | Mystery/Thriller Edition

Each week new books will be featured by genre from the Exeter Public Library. Be sure to check out your next book.

The First Gentleman: A Thriller by Bill Clinton and James Patterson

A political–crime thriller set in an alternative present where the U.S. has elected its first female president. Her husband, a former NFL star, finds himself accused of a murder that took place 17 years ago—just as she embarks on a re‑election campaign. A pair of investigative journalists dig into his past, uncovering alarming evidence tied to a missing cheerleader and buried secrets, all while the White House braces for the scandal. Full of political sabotage, courtroom intrigue, and insider perspective drawn from Clinton, it’s a “[twisty] thriller…with plenty of inside jobs, political sabotage and many, many deaths,” according to USA Today pecheyponderings.wordpress.com+3

Badlands: A Nora Kelly Thriller by Preston & Child

Archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI agent Corrie Swanson are plunged into a supernatural mystery in New Mexico’s remote badlands. The skeletal remains of a woman are discovered clutching rare “lightning stones” once used by the Chaco people to summon gods. When an eerily similar second death is uncovered, they suspect that ancient rituals might have unleashed a terrifying power. What begins as a puzzling case soon crosses into the realm of ancient curses, ritual sacrifice, and dark forces awakened from slumber.

Nightshade by Michael Connelly

Detective Stilwell, a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department veteran, has been relegated to policing Catalina Island—a place meant to be low-key, but which quickly turns sinister. A body is found in the harbor, wrapped in plastic and weighed down, the only clue a purple dye streak in the victim’s hair. As Stilwell doggedly pursues the case—navigating local politics, departmental friction, and the isolation of island life—he begins to uncover a dark secret behind this seemingly idyllic tourist spot. A gripping launch to Connelly’s 40th novel and a promising new series.